Mount Royal, Montreal 
fell” to the east, to¬ 
ward the city, was a 
broken, rocky decliv¬ 
ity, designated later 
“The Crags.” Below 
“The Crags,” to the 
northeast, was the 
“ Underfell, ” again 
rocky but not so steep. 
On the slope, below 
the “Underfell,” there 
was a district, “The 
Piedmont,” lying be¬ 
tween two low but 
well-defined ledges of 
rock, and including a 
smooth field of fair 
soil. Still proceeding 
down the mountain to 
the northeast, there 
was a large district of 
gentle slopes with less 
and less of protruding 
rock, a district that, in 
contrast with the steep 
and rocky land 
above, seemed almost 
meadow-like. This 
received the name of 
“ Cote Placide. ” To 
the southwest of the 
crown of the moun¬ 
tain, below the “Up- 
perfell,” there was a 
long, gentle depression 
of the surface, extend¬ 
ing from the south 
end of “The Crags” 
west to the “Cote de 
Neige” cemetery. 
Here the ground was 
smooth, and little 
wooded; the soil al¬ 
luvial, fresh and peaty. 
It was, indeed, a 
natural mountain 
meadow, later appro¬ 
priately named “The 
Glades.” On the 
other side, to the 
south, was the so-called 
“Brackenfell,” again 
steep, broken ground, 
much overgrown with 
bracken. These then 
were the seven main 
topographical divi- 
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